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Veterans Benefits
29
Nov

Top 10 Veterans Service-Connected Disability Compensation Benefit Cases Decided By The Federal Circuit In 2009 – 2010

November 29, 2010
A disability compensation benefit is paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to a...
24
Nov

Department of Veterans Affairs – News Release

November 24, 2010
November 1, 2010 Washington, D.C. VA Begins Paying Benefits for New Agent Orange Claims VA...
14
Nov

Who Is A Veteran For Benefits Purposes?

November 14, 2010
The two monetary benefits available to disabled veterans are Service-Connected Compensation and Non-Service Connected Pension....
06
Oct

Recent Inspection Of Disability Claims Filed By Veterans At VA Regional Office In Newark, NJ Reveals Significant Errors

October 6, 2010
The Benefits Inspection Division is part of the Office of Inspector General (IG) in the...
29
Sep

VA Publishes Final Regulation on “Presumptive” Illnesses for Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

September 29, 2010
Today, a final regulation was published in the Federal Register (75 FR 59968 ) making...
26
Sep

Overview of the VA’s Adjudication System

September 26, 2010
(I recently ordered a free DVD from the American Bar Association (ABA). That’s right; it...
16
Sep

Will A Veteran Approved For VA Pension Also Receive Free Or Discounted Prescriptions?

September 16, 2010
Following is an exchange posted on a electronic bulletin board devoted to the discussion of...
02
Sep

My Latest Article, Entitled “Client Capacity – Assessment and Advocacy,” Published In The New Jersey Lawyer Magazine

September 2, 2010
Lawyers who regularly deal with elderly and disabled clients like I do often confront the...
18
May

New Regulations Prevent Debt Collectors From Seizing Federal Benefits Deposited Into Bank Accounts

May 18, 2010
The Treasury Department and the four major benefit agencies, the Social Security Administration, the U.S....
03
May

Is A Claim For VA Aid and Attendance Benefits Properly Denied Due to Excess Resources When The Applicant Owns An Annuity?

May 3, 2010
Following is an exchange posted on a electronic bulletin board devoted to the discussion of...
07
Apr

Dissent Calls Majority Opinion “Indefensible”, Creating A “Kafkaeque Adjudicatory Process” Preventing Disabled Veterans From Getting Benefits

April 7, 2010
David L. Henderson joined the military in 1950, and was discharged while on active duty...
02
Apr

Does The VA Consider Assets Transferred To A Special Needs Trust In Determining Eligibility for VA Improved Pension And Aid And Attendance Benefits?

April 2, 2010
A growing number of my elder law clients have asked me whether the Department of...
11
Mar

200,000 Veterans Expected to File Agent Orange Claims Over Next Two Years

March 11, 2010
Following is a news release about the Department of Veterans Affairs new initiative to fast...
08
Feb

Veterans Should Beware Of Companies That Say They Provide Free Assistance With Benefit Claims But Whose Real Goal Is To Sell Annuities

February 8, 2010
Lately, I have seen a deceptive business practice beginning in New Jersey and the Northeastern...
23
Jan

Certain "Blue Water" Navy Vietnam Veterans Now Eligible For Agent Orange Presumptive Service-Connected Compensation Benefits

January 23, 2010
Agent Orange was an herbicide sprayed in Southeast Asia and other locations during the Vietnam...
12
Jan

Military Spouses Given Residency Rights Under New Law

January 12, 2010
An amendment to a military act gives spouses of military personnel new residency rights, creating...
07
Jan

Groundbreaking Decision In VA Case Establishes The Patently Obvious: A Veteran Has A Right To A Fair Adjudication Of A Claim For Benefits

January 7, 2010
Believe it or not, until a few months ago not a single court had ever...
29
Nov

Important News for Vietnam Veterans and Their Surviving Spouses

November 29, 2009
On October 13, 2009, Secretary Eric K. Shinseki of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...
07
Nov

Will The Pension Portion of VA Aid and Attendance Benefits Make The Recipient Ineligible For Medicaid Based On Excess Income?

November 7, 2009
Family members in search of sources of funding of long-term care costs for loved ones...
23
Oct

The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009

October 23, 2009
Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been late in getting approved by...
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